Manji 卍

I'll be always grateful to vk artists for allowing me to discover the post punk scene while introducing some of their most memorable artists and works.

I have the same opinion of yours, and also feel the same way respect the vk scene nowadays. Original VK (even when it wasn't called that way) imported the same "ethos" of post punk; thus the classics acts still sound fresh and genuine despite having 20 or 30+ years old, and in the other hand, newer acts can only become more and more industrialized, to the point of looking ridiculous when looking for the attention of kogal and young girls obssesed with anime and game characters. So VK as a canal of true artistic expression, with its charge of social inconformism, like post punk was, is pretty much dead.

maybe Mamireta is doing it now? 

@appl- I really thought so,but when I listened the whole compilation album... idk, feels like the same recipe were used in every track, it gets kinda tiresome, needed some diversity.

that sounds like a compliment to me lol

I wish lol 

Should've judged by their uniform-look that they would go for that direction.was shocking

I am hoping it's the awkward start phase like when Ai & co had those god awful red and black lace halloween store goth costumes

we have an edgy one here, boys

eh i'd try it but beer isn't my thing 😕

"Interests: Suicide"

lmao, cringe. 

If you want really harsh lo-fi noisy depressive stuff, I recommend Endless Dismal Moan. It was the project of Jigokue's ex-bassist who then committed suicide so... pretty kvlt.

CHTHONIC

Japan: Pale, Asunojokei (明日の叙景), Sleepwalker, No Point In Living, Arkha Sva, Ψυονξηε, Absolute Of Malignity.

China: Evilthorn, Aphasiac, Dismal, Demogorgon, Deep Mountains, Mihundian (迷魂殿).

South-Korea: Pyha, Kryphos.

Check out https://pestproductions.bandcamp.com/ in general, they're based in China and sign a lot of Asian black metal bands.

not okay

he'll respawn in 3 days. no worries.

lol that's another way to see it

I bet they will find a way to make the remastered version worse than the original version. 

I wanted to watch all of Halloween but they are missing the second movie, which is annoying as hell. 

Yeah,we gotta download everything or when watching it online the Wi-Fi sucks 

Considering how big a sukekiyo fan he seems to be, I'm surprised he hadn't done some sort of tribute yet...that would be awesome

Yea,on KTK we only saw some dir en grey gauze era  with kagerou and Korn influences, hopefully we could get some math rock in the Sukekiyo-ish style,with more singing, awesome ballads ,who knows..I hope so

Join the closet cosplay trend

yes,i mean karma from avelcain or even kaneki from tokyo ghoul lol

these eyepatches are kinda cool,but i hope i can get better soon,it hurts 

Sorry hope your eye feels better.

RDR is one of the most boring games I've ever played. Not quite as boring as Assassin's Creed, but not too far away tbh. I'm a big, big fan of westerns and especially spaghetti westerns, so I do actually love the concept and atmosphere in the game. But the game play itself makes it into a massive snoozefest. Doesn't help that it's among the easiest games I've ever played either.

Assassins creed is definitely one of the most boring games out there.  

If i say that I had a lot of fun playing RDR I would be lying, for me it's more like a relaxing game like the Sims or age of empires

Right there with ya. It's been a year, since they released something, hasn't it?

almost...there's 2 live limited tracks released + one single coming

however,i thought they'd released so much more and way faster

I like Mio's voice and I wish I could get into them but I'm not a fan of the compositions. They have potential, but they need to boot Issei. They seem like they all get along, though, so idk when that's happening. 

@Duwang yea,for a debut,Mio did a really good job, there's a catchy chorus in almost every track and his gutturals are pretty decent,but the composition...so many dissonances,the piano and synths stepping on each other,Mio's exaggerated falsettos. They need to chill out

@Komorebi now it's out 

https://m.vk.com/wall-35600031_109301

I've been using cheap but good enough headphones,so I thought that buying one of those expansive gamer headphones I would have a different perspective from the album,cuz deep in side I thought that I was being too paranoid about it.But good that some people think the same,so I'm not crazy

Good headphones only call attention to the shoddy mixing.

This album is really hit or miss. Ignoring the mixing, I think that some of the songs are good. A lot of people think otherwise, and understandably so.

It really just depends on your taste and how well you're able to ignore the awful mixing.

good headphones kill the budget-kei

I have to switch to my "fun-cans" (modded SHP9500s with Alpha Pads) that color the sound enough to make shit mixing enjoyable. 

ROPPU HAS FORSAKEN US

And without faith it is impossible to please Roppu, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.

without a gf I'd only have a bottle of vodka and wifi and i'd be all the more happier for it 🎄

You're lucky. I'd trade my alcohol and WiFi for a good gf now. I can't never make a rship last till this period of the year (" .___.)

waiting for your story.

exploiting such issues are too inappropriate for a forum like this.
it involves alcoholism,self harm,social phobia,death of relatives,suicide,etc.

i don't wanna look like someone trying to get attention,like: "why is this guy saying such stuff"

i know,when you writte sad things on internet,somehow you want to be noticed, 

and at the same time take a load off your shoulders.even annonymous,it is embarrassing.

i'll try to be as coherend as possible with the forum's policy while i speak out my mind,

cuz making texts is better than hurt myself sporadically. 

i wouldn't come up with any story of mine,now i just thought about some serious thread,basically like the random thoughts thread,but only for "depressive" stuff.

(sorry for the big text)

Nobody will treat you as an attentionwhore, I suppose. So, feel free to share your thoughts and create a thread. MH is pretty friendly board, after all.

Yes go for it, formal lessons for anything are...optional unless you're being a surgeon or something.
Take it from someone who's wasted the past seven years and just now took the initiative to make use of my art. The only thing you can really have is regret, and you don't want that shit on top of everything else that sucks. Just push for whatever you're most passionate for cause it's all that matters really.

@Manji 卍 That's awesome! Guitar is an amazing instrument. Like the others have said, you should totally go for it. Music is a great way to express oneself, so don't let anything stop you from doing that.

As for resources, along with YouTube and books, there are many online sites with free guidance on how to read music/play acoustic guitar. There are also many sites that have free guitar scores for practice. When you start learning and ever need any help reading music, then don't hesitate to ask. (I'm not an expert on the guitar, but reading music is the same for all instruments.)

You can also produce music without knowing how to play anything. I have three projects going on at the moment (metal/punk/surf/rock/rap with a friend, electronica and rap), and I can't play shit. Hell, I can barely use a computer. But that's not a big problem in 2018. For the stuff requiring actual instruments I just write riffs on my computer (using guitar pro), add bass/drums/synth/whatever in the program and get people I know to record it for me/us.

Very easy. So anyone can become a musician in 2018. Not everyone can live off their music as that requires both skills and plenty, plenty luck, but everyone can have it as a hobby.